Andrew Leigh 2022

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of these lands, and pay respect to all First Nations people present.

You might think that certain truths are so self‑evident that they transcend the need for evidence. For example, in the area of education, surely we know that:

ROSS SOLLY:

Andrew Leigh is the Member for Fenner and joins us on the program. We were going to talk – we are going to talk about unemployment figures. Good afternoon to you, Dr Leigh.

ANDREW LEIGH:

Good afternoon, Ross, great to be with you.

SOLLY:

I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners of these lands, and pay respect to all First Nations people present.

STEPHEN CENATIEMPO:

All right, time to talk federal politics with the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and Member for Fenner, Andrew Leigh. Andrew, good morning.

ANDREW LEIGH:

Good morning, Stephen.

CENATIEMPO:

When my 3 boys were younger, there was one sure way to start a family fight: play Monopoly. The board game would start calmly enough, with some teasing over who got to be the battleship, the boot and the thimble. But within the hour, lucky dice rolls would create a clear divide between the moguls and the marginalised.

LORNA DUNKLEY:

Assistant Minister for Treasury, Andrew Leigh, says Australia needs to put greater emphasis on productivity to curb slowing GDP growth. The economy grew just 0.1 per cent the first quarter of this year.

The Government has introduced provisions to establish one of the world’s most comprehensive public country‑by‑country reporting regimes in a major step forward for tax transparency. This implements a key election commitment of the Government to make multinationals pay their fair share in tax.

LEON DELANEY:

Now, the big headline news today, of course, is the decision by the Fair Work Commission to award minimum wage earners an increase of 3.75 per cent. Joining me now the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment; our local member for the federal seat of Fenner; Dr Andrew Leigh. Good afternoon.

EMMA BICKLEY:

The Honourable Dr Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, Assistant Minister for Employment. Minister, welcome to the Drive program.

ANDREW LEIGH:

Thanks, Emma, great to be with you.

BICKLEY:

Twenty‑one‑year old ‘Tony’, a boilermaker, switched to work in‑house for a former client. It was a rural town and customers were hard to find, so his previous employer wasn’t pleased about losing a customer. Tony was branded a troublemaker and was sent a letter saying he breached his post‑employment obligations.